The View from my Window

The 65 years of life age is the magic imaginary line 

Navigated the 65 years in life and survived intact
What a fulfillment!  So it seems!

Oh! That imaginary line of dependence to independence
65 years of life rushed by with some ups and some downs
What a relief!  So it seems!Oh! That imaginary line of dependence to independence65 years of life rushed by with some ups and some downs
This is the license to be grumpy, grouchy and irritable
An air of conquer and  “I don’t care” attitude
What a triumph! So it seems!

Oh! That imaginary line of dependence to independence65 years of life rushed by with some ups and some downsThis is the license to be grumpy, grouchy and irritableAn air of conquer and  “I don’t care” attitude
Sit at home and collect my CPP, OAS  & free medicines?
Fewer taxes to governments for this and for that
What a freedom! So it seems!Sit at home and collect my CPP, OAS  & free medicines?Fewer taxes to governments for this and for that
The hidden traps unseen when crossing over the magic line
Retirement takes you away from colleagues and friends
What a radical change! So it seems!

Sit at home and collect my CPP, OAS  & free medicines?Fewer taxes to governments for this and for thatThe hidden traps unseen when crossing over the magic lineRetirement takes you away from colleagues and friends
The old abode suddenly becomes too large to manage
Your kid’s memory is still intact though they left the coop
What, sell & move? So it seems!The old abode suddenly becomes too large to manageYour kid’s memory is still intact though they left the coop
The struggle to decide where to move drives you mad
Downsize, remove clutter, have a hobby goes the refrain!
What confusion! So it seems!

The old abode suddenly becomes too large to manageYour kid’s memory is still intact though they left the coopThe struggle to decide where to move drives you madDownsize, remove clutter, have a hobby goes the refrain!
Organize family records, photos and memories for simplicity
Be smart and have financial plans to spend pension money
What preparedness! So it seems!Organize family records, photos and memories for simplicityBe smart and have financial plans to spend pension money
Go travel, go to Mexico, go to sun, run from the snow and cold
A constant clamor to go for vacation from friends and neighbors
What a ruckus! So it seems!

Organize family records, photos and memories for simplicityBe smart and have financial plans to spend pension moneyGo travel, go to Mexico, go to sun, run from the snow and coldA constant clamor to go for vacation from friends and neighbors
Loneliness of retirement and senior years loom large
Mental and physical ailments become the daily grind
What an existence? So it seems!Loneliness of retirement and senior years loom largeMental and physical ailments become the daily grind
Well, going over 65 years is not that magic line or is it?
To establish priorities and clarity of purpose is the panacea
What an option! So it seems!

Loneliness of retirement and senior years loom largeMental and physical ailments become the daily grindWell, going over 65 years is not that magic line or is it?To establish priorities and clarity of purpose is the panacea
Remove past grudges and accept the world as it is
Keep your humour and daily exercise
What a tall order! So it seems!Remove past grudges and accept the world as it isKeep your humour and daily exercise
Establish a spiritual bondage with the world and the Creator
Let go peacefully with satisfaction and achievement in your heart
What transformation! So it seems!
 
          Poem by Pravin Shah, Deep River, Ontario
   (approached 65 years of age on 8^th April, 2005)

Remove past grudges and accept the world as it isKeep your humour and daily exerciseEstablish a spiritual bondage with the world and the CreatorLet go peacefully with satisfaction and achievement in your heart   (approached 65 years of age on 8 April, 2005)